Make the most of your Summer – Edition 1 (Grade 12 / Rising Seniors)
Temperatures rising and vacation approaches and as much as we want our days to devolve into lazing by the pool and watching…
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5 Takeaways On Visiting Colleges
We may live on the other side of the world from universities in the US and UK, but some students take the…
Do Colleges Rescind Your Admissions?
IB exams JUST ended and ISC Board results are already out! While we eagerly await the CBSE Board results at the end…
New SAT Concordance Tables Are Out!
See below for a snapshot. For greater detail, check out the College Board page here. CONCORDANCE TABLE New SAT Total Score (400-1600)…
Is IB the ticket to the Ivy League?
IB vs. CBSE vs. ICSE, which is the better board “We want to send our child to the US, so we put…
To AP or not to AP
If Hamlet was applying to College today, he’d sure as hell be going through the dilemma. Of course, this contemplation would be…
5 Takeaways from the Weekend Information Session: Cornell, Columbia, Duke, Georgetown, Northwestern & Princeton
5 Takeaways from the Weekend Information Session: Cornell, Columbia, Duke, Georgetown, Northwestern & Princeton This past weekend had a plethora of colleges…
Why not India?
Is it possible to have zillions of concepts in your mind but still be uneducated? Uh…? Is brain drain after high school…
5 Takeaways from the USC Information Session
Missed the USC Information Session in the CollegeCore office on April 19th? Unsure if you would have the chance to go…
The New SAT vs. ACT
Trying to decide which test is best? Before we get into the nitty-gritties of comparing the New SAT and ACT, let me…
Waitlist Limbo
So, you got waitlisted. There is a special feeling of overwhelming frustration that descends upon the students that are stuck in admissions purgatory…
The “Costco Essay” and what that means for you!
The incredible essay of Brittani Stinson, the girl who got into 5 Ivies and Stanford has been making the rounds. The funny, off-beat…